Understanding Microsoft’s cloud application platform
By: Mary Branscombe When the new Dynamics 365 cloud CRM and ERP service comes out this fall, the obvious comparison is going to be to Salesforce (and NetSuite), but Microsoft’s ambition here is broader than just creating a cloud business software subscription service from its on premise business tools. It’s really about connecting all your […]
Dynamics Partner Roundup: CRM Data Migration; GP Ecommerce; VAR performance; CfMD Property Management; Route Optimization
By: Linda Rosencrance KingswaySoft Simplifies Data Migration for Dynamics CRM KingswaySoft Inc., a provider of data integration software, has announced the availability of the Migration Starter Pack for Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online and on-premise. This sample package uses the company’s SSIS Integration Toolkit for Dynamics CRM to work through many of the complexities of CRM […]
Microsoft Ignite 2016: AI, CRM Will Drive Customer Experience; Adobe Partnership a Go
By: Dann Anthony Maurno At Ignite 2016 today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen announced that Adobe will make Microsoft Azure the preferred cloud platform for the Adobe Marketing Cloud. Furthermore, Adobe Marketing Cloud will become the preferred digital marketing solution for Dynamics 365 Enterprise. Elsewhere in his address, Nadella talked about AI […]
6 tips for managing a global workforce
By: Paul Heltzel We reached out to tech executives and engineering managers who have done exactly that and asked them to share their hard-earned wisdom of team building. From finding the best fit for your next hire to keeping your team fresh and motivated, the following collective advice will have your team coding at its […]
A Cisco-Salesforce deal means collaboration will come to you
By: Stephen Lawson The hardest thing about adopting an enterprise collaboration platform can be adoption itself – getting employees to actually start up the new software and then turn to it whenever they need to communicate. Putting the software inside something that workers already use is one way to drive adoption and also make the […]
Apple chief says AR will trump VR in commercial scenarios
By: Clint Boulton As the CEO of a company that shrouds its product development in secrecy, Apple’s Tim Cook knows how to fan the flames of speculation. In an interview with ABCNews last week, Cook said that augmented reality (AR) is likely to surpass their virtual reality (VR) in a commercial context. “There’s virtual […]
SaaSplaza, Microsoft’s First Direct/Indirect CSP for Dynamics AX, Sets Ambitious First Year Goals Built On Channel Trust
By: Dann Anthony Maurno SaaSplaza, which offers cloud services for Dynamics, has announced that Microsoft has cleared the firm to become the first Microsoft partner to work as both an Indirect Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) and a Direct CSP. The firm’s dual status means SaaSplaza will be providing Microsoft Dynamics AX solutions to end-customers […]
Tech leaders, activists call for Obama to pardon Snowden
By: Grant Gross Tech luminaries Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, and Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, have joined a new campaign pushing for a pardon of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden. Other supporters of the PardonSnowden.org campaign, launched Wednesday, are Harvard law professor and tech policy author Lawrence Lessig; tech investor Esther Dyson; noted cryptographer and […]
Obama administration rolls out policy for self-driving vehicles
By: John Ribeiro The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday released an overview of the federal government’s automated vehicles policy, which includes a checklist for makers on various aspects of the cars they are developing, as well as guidelines to states on evolving a common framework for regulating the new technologies. “Automated vehicles […]
Microsoft sues repeat software pirate who owes company $1.2M from prior case
By: Greg Kaiser Microsoft has sued a Wisconsin man for allegedly selling stolen Windows and Office activation codes, claiming in court documents that he is a repeat pirate who still owes the company $1.2 million from an earlier judgment. In a complaint filed Sept. 8, Microsoft accused Anthony Boldin, of Brookfield, Wisc., of selling software […]